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She had admired his strength; but it was his weakness that drew upon her woman's heart, and evolved a tenderness dangerous to her peace of mind. Yet it was the doctor and not the woman that replied to the inquiries at the dispensary. "Yes, it was fasting and overwork. Men are so stupid; they think they can defy all the laws of nature, especially priests."
A short time later he died from overwork, but the main principles of Egyptian writing had become known. Today the story of the valley of the Nile is better known to us than the story of the Mississippi River. We possess a written record which covers four thousand years of chronicled history. Of course, you know what a sign language is.
They think it also necessary that he should understand all the mechanical arts, the physical sciences, astrology and mathematics. They are not allowed to overwork themselves, but frequent practice and the paintings render learning easy to them. He must also be well read in the Prophets and in astrology. And thus they know long beforehand who will be Hoh.
Then with regard to nourishment, he would be inclined already to shove in a leetle stimulant, a thimbleful perhaps four times a day with food not without mixed with an egg, with arrowroot, with custard. A week would see him on his legs, a fortnight at the sea make him as good a man as ever. Overwork burning the candle a leetlemore would have seen a very different state of things!
Ten years had gone by-during that time the boys had avoided the owl tree after dark when a clergyman of the neighborhood was hastily summoned to see Mr. Dickerman, who was said to be suffering from overwork. He found the deacon in his house alone, pacing the floor, his dress disordered, his cheek hectic. "I have not long to live," said he, "nor would I live longer if I could.
"Dear" and "darling" were too terribly intimate for them to achieve quickly; and, unlike most mating couples, they did not overwork the love- words.
The foregoing propositions of Graham touching the employment of children six and one-half and of all other operatives twelve hours are now legislative provisions, and by them and by the limitation of overwork for making up time lost through breakdown of machinery or insufficient water-power by reason of frost or drought, a working-day of more than twelve hours has been made well-nigh impossible.
Please remember I am only speaking now to the good nurses the enthusiastic ones, poor nurses, lazy nurses have no temptation to overwork themselves. They may die of indigestion, but they will not die of exhaustion. It seems to you so natural for others to be sick.
"Ah!" he growled, "there is one who will never overwork himself, who will never endanger his health by worrying!" And he launched forth into an ironical eulogy on selfishness. To be alone in the world, not to have a friend, to have neither wife nor child, what happiness!
Neither is it necessary to re-state the arguments, going to show that it is for the interest of slaveholders, who cultivate the great southern staples, especially cotton, and the sugarcane, to overwork periodically all their slaves, and habitually the majority of them, when the demand for those staples creates high prices, as has been the case with cotton for many years, with little exception.
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